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U.S. unemployment rate jumps to nearly 4-year high as weak job creation in August tees up Fed rate cut

The economy added a lackluster 22,000 new jobs in August and the unemployment rate rose to a nearly four-year high, ...

Unemployment, inflation and GDP growth will be worse this year than projected, budget office says

The Congressional Budget Office has released new economic projections, indicating that unemployment, inflation and overall ...

A 'jobless expansion' is the market’s latest bull case as Fed rate cut looms

Wall Street is cheering weak jobs as fuel for Fed cuts — but with sentiment souring, economists warn bad news won’t stay good ...
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Unemployment rate for Black Americans reaches its highest level since pandemic

There's been a lot of focus lately on the nation's job numbers. So far, the unemployment rate is up only slightly, but for ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley Urges Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell To Take Action As Black Women’s Unemployment Rate Continues To Climb

As unemployment continues to rise among Black workers, particularly Black women, Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-Massachusetts) is ...

The Black unemployment rate is at its highest since 2021. Here's why that's a bad sign for the economy.

The unemployment rate for Black Americans hit 7.5% in August. Federal workforce reductions and tariff-fueled economic ...

UK's unemployment rate steady at 4.7%

UK's unemployment rate stood at 4.7% in the three months to July 2025, unchanged from the previous period and in line with ...

UK unemployment steady at 4.7% in July as wage growth slows, BOE seen holding rates

UK unemployment held steady at 4.7% in July as pay growth slowed, signaling the BOE will likely keep interest rates unchanged ...

Gold hits new high as Fed rate-cut hopes dent dollar

Gold prices scaled a record peak on Tuesday, supported by a weaker dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting this week, where the central bank is widely expected to cut borrowing rates.